CN102655688A - Method and system for wireless access point radios integrated in a cable - Google Patents
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Abstract
A wireless access point (AP) radio may be integrated in a cable. The cable may comprise one or more other integrated wireless AP radios. The cable may be communicatively coupled to a wireless controller and the wireless AP radio may receive power from the wireless controller via the cable. Feature information and/or configuration parameter settings may be received by the wireless AP radio from the wireless controller via the cable. The wireless AP radio may provide wireless communication services such as wireless access to a wired network for one or more client devices, based on the feature information and/or the configuration parameter settings. When one or more adjacent wireless AP radios in the cable become non-operational, the wireless AP radio may increase its transmission power to increase its coverage for covering at least a portion of coverage area associated with the one or more non-operational adjacent wireless AP radios.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to communication system.More particularly, the present invention relates to a kind of communication means and communication system that is integrated in the WAP radio device in the cable.
Background technology
WAP (AP) is the for example main network access equipment of WLAN (LAN) of wireless network.Wireless aps is used typical wireless communication standard such as WiFi, bluetooth, 60GHz, ZigBee and/or Pico cell, makes one or more Wireless Telecom Equipments can insert WLAN.Wireless aps is supported one or more wireless communication standards, utilizes radio frequency (RF) rather than cable to transmit and receive data.For example, wireless aps can be used the standard by the IEEE definition, for example IEEE 802.11 standards.
In business unit or company's environment, a plurality of wireless aps can with cable network for example cable LAN (LAN) communication be connected, thereby provide wireless access to cable network.Wireless aps also can be used for family wireless network, to connect computer and/or other Wireless Telecom Equipments that has the wireless connections function in the family.In this case, wireless aps can be integrated in the wireless router, and this wireless router can comprise wireless aps, router, Ethernet switch and/or broadband modem.
In a zone, for example in the urban area, the density of wireless aps maybe be very high, and a hundreds of wireless aps possibly shared identical industry, science and medical treatment (industrial, scientific and medical are called for short ISM) frequency range.In this regard, the density of wireless aps is high more, and the bandwidth that can offer each wireless aps is just more little.
The actual coverage of wireless aps or excursion can depend on the height of these variablees such as indoor or outdoors environment, built on stilts, near obstacle, the interference from other active device of broadcasting with same frequency, antenna type, current weather, the radio frequency of (operating) in service and/or the power output of wireless aps.
Compare the follow-up system that will combine accompanying drawing to introduce of the present invention, the limitation of routine or conventional method and shortcoming are conspicuous for the person of ordinary skill of the art.
Summary of the invention
The invention provides a kind of communication means and communication system that is integrated in the WAP radio device in the cable, describe in detail, and in claim, obtained more complete elaboration in conjunction with at least one width of cloth accompanying drawing.
According to an aspect, a kind of communication means is provided, said method comprises:
In WAP in being integrated in cable (AP) radio device, wherein said cable comprises one or more other integrated wireless ap radio devices of sharing said cable, and said cable is communicated by letter with wireless controller and is connected:
Receive power supply through said cable from said wireless controller;
Receive characteristic information and/or configuration parameter setting through said cable from said wireless controller; And
According to said characteristic information that is received and/or the said configuration parameter setting that received, for wireless access and/or radio communication service being provided with the said wireless aps radio device one or more customer equipments that are connected of communicating by letter.
Preferably, said method further is included as said one or more customer equipment the wireless access to cable network is provided, and wherein said cable network is connected with said wireless controller.
Preferably, said method further comprises:
Each reception from said one or more customer equipments has the packet of wireless format; And
The said packet that will have said wireless format through said cable sends to said wireless controller; The said packet that wherein said wireless controller will have a said wireless format is changed and is generated the packet with wired form, to send to said cable network.
Preferably, said method further comprises:
Receive packet from said wireless controller through said cable with wireless format; Wherein said wireless controller from said cable network receive have the packet of wired form after, the said packet that will have said wired form is changed and is generated the said packet with said wireless format; And
The said packet that will have said wireless format sends to each in one or more said customer equipments.
Preferably, said wireless controller is according to the said wireless aps radio device of media interviews control (MAC) Address Recognition of said wireless aps radio device.
Preferably, said method comprises that further monitoring and/or detected set are formed in the running of the one or more adjacent wireless aps radio device in the said cable.
Preferably, said method further comprises:
One or more adjacent wireless aps radio device in being integrated in said cable becomes when not operating; Increase the transmitting power of said wireless aps radio device; Increasing the coverage of said wireless aps radio device, thereby cover at least a portion of the overlay area relevant with the said one or more adjacent wireless aps radio device that does not operate.
Preferably, said method further comprises through said cable from the characteristic information of said wireless controller reception upgrading and/or the configuration parameter setting of renewal.
Preferably; One or more new cable is added in the said cable; Each bar in wherein said one or more new cable all comprises one or more new wireless aps radio devices, with expansion and said wireless aps radio device and the relevant total overlay area of one or more other wireless aps radio devices in said cable.
Preferably, when the said wireless aps radio device in being integrated in said cable has fault, with comprising that the new cable of one or more new wireless aps radio devices replaces the part of the said cable that comprises out of order said wireless aps radio device.
According to further aspect, a kind of communication system is provided, said system comprises:
One or more processors and/or circuit; Be used in the WAP radio device that is integrated in the cable; Wherein said cable comprises one or more other integrated wireless access point radio devices of sharing said cable; Said cable is communicated by letter with wireless controller and is connected, and said one or more processors and/or circuit are used for:
Receive power supply through said cable from said wireless controller;
Receive characteristic information and/or configuration parameter setting through said cable from said wireless controller; And
According to said characteristic information that is received and/or the said configuration parameter setting that received, for wireless access and/or radio communication service being provided with the said WAP radio device one or more customer equipments that are connected of communicating by letter.
Preferably, said one or more processors and/or circuit are further used for to said one or more customer equipments provide the wireless access to cable network, and wherein said cable network is connected with said wireless controller.
Preferably, said one or more processor and/or circuit are further used for:
Each reception from said one or more customer equipments has the packet of wireless format; And
The said packet that will have said wireless format through said cable sends to said wireless controller; The said packet that wherein said wireless controller will have a said wireless format is changed and is generated the packet with wired form, to send to said cable network.
Preferably, said one or more processor and/or circuit are further used for:
Receive packet from said wireless controller through said cable with wireless format; Wherein said wireless controller from said cable network receive have the packet of wired form after, the said packet that will have said wired form is changed and is generated the said packet with said wireless format; And
The said packet that will have said wireless format sends to each in one or more said customer equipments.
Preferably, said wireless controller is according to the said WAP radio device of media interviews control (MAC) Address Recognition of said WAP radio device.
Preferably, said one or more processor and/or circuit are further used for monitoring and/or detected set is formed in the running of the one or more adjacent WAP radio device in the said cable.
Preferably; One or more adjacent WAP radio device in being integrated in said cable becomes when not operating; Said one or more processor and/or circuit are further used for increasing the transmitting power of said WAP radio device; Increasing the coverage of said WAP radio device, thereby cover at least a portion of the overlay area relevant with the said one or more adjacent WAP radio device that does not operate.
Preferably, said one or more processor and/or circuit are further used for receiving the characteristic information of upgrading and/or the configuration parameter setting of renewal through said cable from said wireless controller.
Preferably; One or more new cable is added in the said cable; Each bar in wherein said one or more new cable all comprises one or more new WAP radio devices; With expansion and said WAP radio device and the relevant total overlay area of one or more other said WAP radio devices in said cable.
Preferably; When the said WAP radio device in being integrated in said cable has fault, with comprising that the new cable of one or more new WAP radio devices replaces the part of the said cable that comprises out of order said WAP radio device.
Various advantage of the present invention, various aspects and character of innovation, and the details of the embodiment of institute's example wherein will describe in detail in following specification and accompanying drawing.
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Figure 1A is the block diagram according to the example communication system that is used for providing the WAP radio device that is integrated in cable of the embodiment of the invention;
Figure 1B is the block diagram that is integrated in the exemplary coverage of the WAP radio device in the cable according to an embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 1 C is the block diagram that is integrated in the exemplary coverage of the WAP radio device in the cable according to another embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 2 is the block diagram that is integrated in the WAP radio device in the cable according to the embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 3 is the flow chart that is integrated in the illustrative steps of the WAP radio device in the cable according to providing of the embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 4 is that the utilization according to the embodiment of the invention is integrated in the flow chart that WAP radio device in the cable provides the illustrative steps of self-healing.
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Some embodiments of the present invention provide a kind of communication means and communication system that is integrated in the WAP radio device (wireless access point radios integrated in a cable) in the cable.In each embodiment of the present invention, WAP (AP) radio device can be integrated in the cable, and cable can comprise one or more other integrated wireless ap radio devices of sharing this cable.The wireless aps radio device can comprise one or more wireless launchers and one or more wireless receiver.Cable can be communicated by letter with wireless controller and is connected, and the wireless aps radio device can be used for receiving power supply through cable from wireless controller.The wireless aps radio device can receive characteristic information and/or configuration parameter setting from wireless controller through cable.The wireless aps radio device can be used for according to characteristic information that is received and/or the configuration parameter setting that received, for one or more and the wireless aps radio device customer equipment that is connected of communicating by letter provides wireless access and/or radio communication service.
In one embodiment of the invention, the wireless aps radio device can provide the access to cable network for one or more customer equipments.Cable network can be connected with wireless controller.In this case, the wireless aps radio device can each reception from one or more customer equipments has the packet of wireless format, and sends to wireless controller through the packet that cable will have a wireless format.In this regard, wireless controller can be changed the packet with wireless format that is received and generate the packet with wired form, to send it to cable network.The wireless aps radio device can receive from wireless controller through cable have the packet of wireless format, and the packet that will have a wireless format sends to each in one or more customer equipments.In this regard, wireless controller can from cable network receive have the packet of wired form after, the packet that will have wired form is changed and is generated the packet with wireless format.
In one embodiment of the invention, wireless controller can be according to media interviews control (MAC) address that is integrated in the wireless aps radio device in the cable, identification wireless aps radio device.The wireless aps radio device can receive the characteristic information of upgrading and/or the configuration parameter setting of renewal from wireless controller through cable.The wireless aps radio device can be used for monitoring and/or detecting one or more adjacent wireless aps radio devices that are integrated in cable.When one or more adjacent wireless aps radio devices that are integrated in the cable become when not operating; The wireless aps radio device can increase its transmitting power increasing its coverage, thereby covers at least a portion of the overlay area relevant with said one or more adjacent wireless aps radio devices that do not operate.
Can one or more new cable be added in the said cable; Wherein every new cable all comprises one or more new wireless aps radio devices, so that expansion and wireless aps radio device and the relevant total overlay area of one or more other wireless aps radio devices in said cable.When the wireless aps radio device in being integrated in cable breaks down, comprise that the new cable of one or more new wireless aps radio devices can be replaced the cable that a part comprises out of order wireless aps radio device.
Figure 1A is the block diagram according to the example communication system that is used for providing the WAP radio device that is integrated in cable of the embodiment of the invention.Referring to Figure 1A, show communication system 100.Communication system 100 can include spider lines 101, wireless controller 102, many cables, the cable 104,114 that wherein shows, and a plurality of customer equipment, the customer equipment 110a-110c that wherein shows.Customer equipment 110a-110c communicates by letter with wireless aps radio device 104a and is connected.Cable 104,114 every can comprise a plurality of integrated wireless ap radio devices, show wherein wireless aps radio device 104a-104c and wireless aps radio device 114a-114d respectively.Each wireless aps radio device 104a-104c, 114a-114d can place with the distance than weak point at interval, for example interval 1-3 rice.Integrated wireless ap radio device for example wireless aps radio device 104a-104c can be one group of micro radio electric installation that links together through cable 104.In this regard, for example, wireless aps radio device 104a-104c can link together in cable 104 inside.For example, wireless aps radio device 104a-104c links together through the syndeton mode of cable 104 with Christmas lamp.
Cable network 101 can comprise suitable logic, circuit, interface, communication equipment and/or code, be used for through the utilization cable technology, for various equipment for example wireless controller 102 provide communication and/or the network service.For example, cable network 101 can be an ethernet network, and this ethernet network can use IEEE 802.3 standards and wireless controller 102 to carry out data packet communication.
Each wireless aps radio device for example wireless aps radio device 104a can comprise suitable logic, circuit, interface and/or code, be used to customer equipment that one or more communications connect for example customer equipment 110 wireless access and/or radio communication service are provided.Wireless aps radio device 104a can comprise one or more wireless launchers and one or more wireless receiver.For example, wireless launcher and wireless receiver can integrate as transceiver.In one embodiment of the invention, wireless aps radio device 104a can be used to the wireless access that one or more customer equipments 110 are provided to cable network (cable network 101 that for example is connected with wireless controller 102).
In running, wireless aps radio device 104a and other wireless aps radio devices 104b-104c are integrated in the cable 104 together.Cable 104 can be connected with wireless controller 102, and wireless controller 102 can be connected with cable network 101 communications.Wireless aps radio device 104a can receive for example low voltage DC power supply of power supply from wireless controller 102 through cable 104.For example, can use POE (POE) to receive the low voltage DC power supply.Can be set to wireless aps radio device 104a from wireless controller 102 download features information and/or configuration parameter through cable 104.Wireless aps radio device 104a can be used for according to characteristic information that is received and/or the configuration parameter setting that received; For one or more customer equipments 110 of communicating by letter and being connected, wireless access and/or radio communication service are provided with wireless aps radio device 104a.In this regard, for example, wireless aps radio device 104a can use IEEE 802.11 standards that wireless access and/or radio communication service are provided.The characteristic information that is received can comprise, for example, implements the software and/or the firmware of characteristic according to IEEE 802.11 standards.In one embodiment of the invention, implement the characteristic except comprising according to IEEE 802.11 standards, characteristic information can also comprise that the enterprise-level characteristic has such as safety, service quality and/or other enterprise-level characteristics of management.Configuration parameter setting can comprise such as power level setting, channel setting, security set and/or other configurable parameter settings.
In one embodiment of the invention, wireless aps radio device 104a can be provided to the access of cable network 101 for one or more customer equipments 110.Cable network 101 can be connected with wireless controller 102.For the demand of processing quantity that minimizes wireless aps radio device 104a and the demand of storage, data packets for transmission is with aloft the wireless transmission data bag is identical in cable 104.In this case; Wireless aps radio device 104a can be from one or more customer equipments 110 each; Customer equipment 110a for example receives the packet with wireless format, and sends to wireless controller 102 through the packet that cable 104 will have a wireless format.Wireless controller 102 can generate the packet conversion with wireless format that is received has the packet of wired form, and sends it to cable network 101.In this regard, the packet that has a wireless format can comprise the for example packet of 802.11 forms.Packet with wired form can comprise the for example packet of 802.3 forms.
Cable network 101 can send to wireless controller 102 with having the packet of wired form like 802.3 forms.Wireless controller 102 can generate the packet conversion with wired form that is received has the packet of wireless format like 802.11 forms.Wireless controller 102 can will have wireless format through cable 104 and send to wireless aps radio device 104a like the packet of 802.11 forms.Then, wireless aps radio device 104a can send to for example customer equipment 110a of customer equipment that communication connects with the packet with wireless format that is received.For example; 110a is in battery saving mode when customer equipment; Can not communicate this moment with wireless aps radio device 104a; Wireless controller 102 can keep (holdon) this packet, when customer equipment 110a returns to active mode (active mode), just packet is sent to wireless aps radio device 104a.
In one embodiment of the invention, wireless controller 102 can be according to the unique MAC Address of wireless aps radio device 104a, and discovery or identification are integrated in the wireless aps radio device 104a in the cable 104.Wireless aps radio device 104a can receive the characteristic information of upgrading and/or the configuration parameter setting of renewal from wireless controller 102 through cable 104.Wireless aps radio device 104a can be used for monitoring and/or detecting the running that one or more adjacent wireless aps radio devices for example are integrated in the wireless aps radio device 104b of cable 104.When find one or more adjacent wireless aps radio devices for example wireless aps radio device 104b do not operate or when fault is arranged; Wireless controller 102 can indicate wireless aps radio device 104a to increase its transmitting power; Increasing its coverage, thereby cover at least a portion with one or more adjacent wireless aps radio device overlay areas that for example wireless aps radio device 104b is relevant that do not operate.For example, wireless aps radio device 104a can increase its transmitting power according to the power level setting new or that upgrade that receives from wireless controller 102.
Can one or more new cable be added in the cable 104, wherein every new cable all comprises one or more new wireless aps radio devices, so that expansion and the relevant total overlay area of wireless aps radio die device 104a-104c in cable 104.For example, new cable such as new cable 106 can comprise new wireless aps radio device 106a-106b, can use the mode of splicing (splicing) to add or are connected to cable 104, to expand total overlay area.
When the wireless aps radio device 104a in being integrated in cable 104 has fault, can use the part of new cable (comprising one or more new wireless aps radio devices) breakdown cable 104 (comprising wireless aps radio device 104a).For example, a part of 104s that new cable such as new cable 108 can breakdown cables 104, this new cable 108 can comprise new wireless aps radio device 108a.
In the one embodiment of the present of invention shown in Figure 1A, wireless aps radio device 104a is provided to the wireless access of cable network 101 for customer equipment 110 through cable 104.Yet the present invention is not limited to this, and the wireless aps radio device 104a can provide other radio communication service.In this regard; For example; Wireless aps radio device 104a and other wireless aps radio devices 104b-104c, 114a-114d can form mesh network together, and the packet that receives from customer equipment 110a can aloft transmit through mesh network, arrive the destination up to packet.Because the coverage that provides of wireless aps radio device 104a is shorter relatively, wireless aps radio device 104a can use for location based services (LBS) provides position accurately for example to arrive the indoor position of customer equipment 110a.
It is the block diagram according to the exemplary coverage that is integrated in the WAP radio device in the cable of the embodiment of the invention that among Figure 1B-1C each is opened figure.These schemes only provide example description, and are not used in restriction the present invention.Open figure with reference among the figure 1B-1C each, show about the described wireless controller of Figure 1A 102, cable 104 and wireless aps radio device 104a-104c.Each wireless aps radio device 104a, 104b, 104c can place with the distance than weak point in cable 104 at interval, for example interval 1-3 rice.
Figure 1B is the sketch map that all wireless aps radio device 104a, 104b, the 104c of first embodiment operates.In this embodiment; Each wireless aps radio device 104a, 104b, 104c may be used to provide normal coverage and do not disturb its adjacent wireless aps radio device, coverage 116a as shown in the figure, coverage 116b and coverage 116c.Each wireless aps radio device 104a, 104b, 104c can provide normal coverage according to through the power level setting of cable 104 from wireless controller reception or download.Wireless aps radio device 104a can monitor and/or detect the running of wireless aps radio device 104b.Wireless aps radio device 104b can monitor and/or detect the running of wireless aps radio device 104a, 104c.Wireless aps radio device 104c can monitor and/or detect the running of wireless aps radio device 104b.
Fig. 1 C is that wireless aps radio device 104a, the 104c of second embodiment operates and wireless aps radio device 104b comes to light and do not operate or out of order sketch map.In this embodiment, wireless aps radio device 104a, 104c can receive the power level setting of upgrading from wireless controller 102.Wireless aps radio device 104a can be provided with according to the power level that is received increases its transmitting power, increasing its coverage, thereby covers the part of the overlay area relevant with wireless aps radio device 104b, coverage 118a as shown in the figure.Wireless aps radio device 104c can be provided with according to the power level that is received increases its transmitting power, increasing its coverage, thereby covers the part of the overlay area relevant with wireless aps radio device 104b, coverage 118c as shown in the figure.Therefore, relevant with wireless aps radio device 104b that do not operate or out of order overlay area can be covered by adjacent wireless aps radio device 104a, 104c.
Fig. 2 is the block diagram that is integrated in the WAP radio device in the cable according to the embodiment of the invention.With reference to figure 2, show the wireless aps radio device 200 that is integrated in the cable 201.Wireless aps radio device 200 can comprise wireless launcher 202, wireless receiver 205, PHY module 204, MAC module 206, processor 208, memory 210 and antenna circuit 212.Cable (cable) 201 can comprise electric wire (wire) 203.Wireless aps radio device 200 can be similar with the wireless aps radio device 104a among Figure 1A.Cable 201 can be similar with the cable 104 among Figure 1A.
MAC module 206 can comprise suitable logic, circuit, interface and/or code, is used to implement the second layer of OSI network model or the running and/or the function of data link layer.MAC module 206 can communicate through for example parallel and/or serial link and PHY module 204.MAC module 206 can provide addressing and channel access controlling mechanism.In one embodiment of the invention, the wireless controller wireless controller 102 wireless aps radio device 200 that can utilize the MAC Address that provides by MAC module 206 to find or discern to be integrated in the cable 201 for example.
In running, wireless aps radio device 200 can through electric wire 203 from wireless controller for example wireless controller 102 receive for example low voltage DC power supply of power supplys.Wireless aps radio device 200 can receive characteristic information and/or configuration parameter setting from wireless controller 102 through PHY module 204 and electric wire 203.Characteristic information that is received and/or the configuration parameter setting that is received can be stored in the memory 210 and use for processor 208.Processor 208 can be used for through wireless launcher 202, wireless receiver 205 and radio-circuit 212, with one or more customer equipments for example customer equipment 110 carry out for example 802.11 data packet communications of packet.Processor 208 can be used for carrying out packet like 802.11 data packet communications through PHY module 204 and electric wire 203 and wireless controller 102.Wireless aps radio device 200 also can receive the characteristic information of upgrading and/or the configuration parameter setting of renewal from wireless controller 102 through electric wire 203 and PHY module 204.Wireless controller 102 can be found and/or identification wireless aps radio device 200 according to the MAC Address that MAC module 206 provides.
Fig. 3 is the flow chart that is integrated in the illustrative steps of the WAP radio device in the cable according to providing of the embodiment of the invention.With reference to figure 3, illustrative steps starts from step 301.In step 302, be integrated in wireless aps radio device 200 in the cable 201 can be used for through cable 201 from wireless controller for example wireless controller 102 receive power supply such as low voltage DC power supplys.This power supply can receive through electric wire 203.In step 303, wireless aps radio device 200 can receive characteristic information and/or configuration parameter setting from wireless controller 102 through cable 201.Can receive this characteristic information and/or configuration parameter setting through electric wire 203 in cable 201 and the PHY module 204 in wireless aps radio device 200.In step 304, characteristic information that is received and/or configuration parameter setting are stored in the memory 210 of wireless aps radio device 200.In step 305, wireless aps radio device 200 can be according to characteristic information and/or configuration parameter setting, and the customer equipment that connects for one or more communications for example customer equipment 110 provides wireless access and/or radio communication service.Wireless aps radio device 200 can communicate with customer equipment 100 through wireless launcher 202, wireless receiver 205 and the antenna circuit 212 in the wireless aps radio device 200.Illustrative steps can proceed to end step 306.
Fig. 4 is that the utilization according to the embodiment of the invention is integrated in the flow chart that WAP radio device in the cable provides the illustrative steps of self-healing (self healing).With reference to figure 4, illustrative steps starts from step 401.In step 402, the processor 208 that the wireless aps radio device in being integrated in cable 201 is 200 li can be used for monitoring and/or detect the running of one or more adjacent wireless aps radio devices that are integrated in cable 201.In step 403, inspection is to the detection of inoperation or out of order adjacent wireless aps radio device.When finding that adjacent wireless aps radio device does not operate, illustrative steps gets into step 404.In step 404, be increased in the transmitting power of the antenna circuit 212 of 200 li of wireless aps radio devices, increase its coverage, to cover at least a portion of the overlay area relevant with the adjacent wireless aps radio device that does not operate.The increment of transmitting power is according to receiving from wireless controller as power level setting new or renewal that wireless controller 102 receives and fixed.Illustrative steps can proceed to end step 405.In step 403, when finding that not adjacent wireless aps radio device does not operate, illustrative steps gets into step 402.
In each embodiment of the present invention, wireless aps radio device 104a can be integrated in the cable 104, and cable 104 can comprise other integrated wireless ap radio devices 104b, the 104c of one or more shared cables 104.Cable 104 can be connected with wireless controller 102 communications.Wireless aps radio device 104a can receive for example low voltage DC power supply of power supply from wireless controller 102 through cable 201.Wireless aps radio device 104a can receive characteristic information and/or configuration parameter setting from wireless controller 102 through cable 104.Wireless aps radio device 104a can be according to characteristic information that is received and/or the configuration parameter setting that is received, for the wireless aps radio device 104a one or more customer equipments 110 that are connected of communicating by letter wireless access and/or radio communication service being provided.In this regard, for example, wireless aps radio device 104a can use IEEE 802.11 standards that wireless access and/or radio communication service are provided.Configuration parameter setting can include such as power level setting, channel setting, security set and/or other configuration parameter settings.
In one embodiment of the invention, wireless aps radio device 104a can be provided to the access of cable network 101 for one or more customer equipments 110.Cable network 101 can be connected with wireless controller 102 communications.In this case; Wireless aps radio device 104a can be from one or more customer equipments 110 each; Customer equipment 110a for example; Reception has the packet of wireless format like 802.11 forms, and sends to wireless controller 102 through the packet that cable 104 will have a wireless format.Wireless controller 102 can generate the wireless format that has that is received and has the packet of wired form like 802.3 forms like the conversion of the packet of 802.11 forms, so that send to cable network 101.
Cable network 101 can send to wireless controller 102 with having the packet of wired form like 802.3 forms.Wireless controller 102 can generate the packet conversion with wired form that is received has the packet of wireless format like 802.11 forms.Wireless controller 102 can will have wireless format through cable 104 and send to wireless aps radio device 104 like the packet of 802.11 forms.Then, wireless aps radio device 104a can send to each in the customer equipment 110 like the packet of 802.11 forms with the wireless format that has that is received.
In one embodiment of the invention, wireless controller 102 can be according to the unique MAC Address of wireless aps radio device 104a, and discovery or identification are integrated in the wireless aps radio device 104a in the cable 104.Wireless aps radio device 104a can receive the characteristic information of upgrading and/or the configuration parameter setting of renewal from wireless controller 102 through cable 104.Wireless aps radio device 104a can be used for monitoring and/or detecting the running that one or more adjacent wireless aps radio devices for example are integrated in the wireless aps radio device 104b of cable 104.When find one or more adjacent wireless aps radio devices for example wireless aps radio device 104b do not operate or when fault is arranged; Wireless controller 102 can indicate wireless aps radio device 104a to increase its transmitting power; Increasing its coverage, thereby cover the for example relevant overlay area of wireless aps radio device 104b of at least a portion and one or more adjacent wireless aps radio devices that do not operate.
Can with one or more new cable for example new cable 106 add in the cable 104; Wherein every new cable all comprises one or more new wireless aps radio devices; For example new wireless aps radio device 106a-106b is so that expansion total overlay area relevant with wireless aps radio device 104a and that be correlated with one or more other wireless aps radio devices 104b-104c in cable 104.
When the wireless aps radio device 104a in being integrated in cable 104 has fault; Can use that a part of 104s that comprises wireless aps radio device 104a in new cable 108 breakdown cables 104; Wherein new cable 108 comprises one or more new wireless aps radio devices, for example new wireless aps radio device 108a.
Other embodiments of the invention can provide a kind of permanent computer readable medium and/or storage medium; And/or permanent machine readable medium and/or storage medium; Wherein the machine code and/or the computer program of storage comprise at least one code segment; Said at least one code segment is carried out by machine and/or computer, thereby makes this machine and/or computer carry out the above-mentioned step that is integrated in the WAP radio device in the cable.
Therefore, the present invention can pass through hardware, software, and perhaps soft, combination of hardware realizes.The present invention can realize at least one computer system with centralized system, is perhaps realized by the different piece in the computer system that is distributed in several interconnection with dispersing mode.Anyly can realize that the computer system of said method or miscellaneous equipment all are applicatory.The combination of software and hardware commonly used can be the general-purpose computing system that computer program is installed, and through installing and executive program control computer system, makes it by method operation described here.
The present invention can also be embedded into computer program and implement, and program comprises whole characteristics that can realize method of the present invention, when it is installed in the computer system, can realize these methods of the present invention.Computer program in the presents refers to: one group of any expression formula of instructing that can adopt any program language, code or symbol to write; This instruction group makes system have information processing capability; With direct realization specific function, or after carrying out following one or two step, realize specific function: a) convert other Languages, code or symbol to; B) reproduce with different forms.
Though the present invention describes through specific embodiment, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that, without departing from the present invention, can also carry out various conversion and be equal to alternative the present invention.In addition, to particular condition or material, can make various modifications to the present invention, and not depart from the scope of the present invention.Therefore, the present invention is not limited to disclosed specific embodiment, and should comprise the whole execution modes that fall in the claim scope of the present invention.
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1. a communication means is characterized in that, comprising:
In the WAP radio device in being integrated in cable, wherein said cable comprises one or more other integrated wireless access point radio devices of sharing said cable, and said cable is communicated by letter with wireless controller and is connected:
Receive power supply through said cable from said wireless controller;
Receive characteristic information and/or configuration parameter setting through said cable from said wireless controller; And
According to said characteristic information that is received and/or the said configuration parameter setting that received, for wireless access and/or radio communication service being provided with the said WAP radio device one or more customer equipments that are connected of communicating by letter.
2. communication means according to claim 1 is characterized in that, said method further is included as said one or more customer equipment the wireless access to cable network is provided, and wherein said cable network is connected with said wireless controller.
3. communication means according to claim 2 is characterized in that, said method further comprises:
Each reception from said one or more customer equipments has the packet of wireless format; And
The said packet that will have said wireless format through said cable sends to said wireless controller; The said packet that wherein said wireless controller will have a said wireless format is changed and is generated the packet with wired form, to send to said cable network.
4. communication means according to claim 2 is characterized in that, said method further comprises:
Receive packet from said wireless controller through said cable with wireless format; Wherein said wireless controller from said cable network receive have the packet of wired form after, the said packet that will have said wired form is changed and is generated the said packet with said wireless format; And
The said packet that will have said wireless format sends to each in one or more said customer equipments.
5. communication means according to claim 1 is characterized in that, said wireless controller is discerned said WAP radio device according to the media access control address of said WAP radio device.
6. communication means according to claim 1 is characterized in that, said method comprises that further monitoring and/or detected set are formed in the running of the one or more adjacent WAP radio device in the said cable.
7. communication means according to claim 1 is characterized in that, said method further comprises:
One or more adjacent WAP radio device in being integrated in said cable becomes when not operating; Increase the transmitting power of said WAP radio device; Increasing the coverage of said WAP radio device, thereby cover at least a portion of the overlay area relevant with the said one or more adjacent WAP radio device that does not operate.
8. communication means according to claim 1 is characterized in that, said method further comprises: receive the characteristic information of upgrading and/or the configuration parameter setting of renewal through said cable from said wireless controller.
9. communication means according to claim 1; It is characterized in that; One or more new cable is added in the said cable; Each bar in wherein said one or more new cable all comprises one or more new WAP radio devices, with expansion and said WAP radio device and the relevant total overlay area of one or more other WAP radio devices in said cable.
10. a communication system is characterized in that, comprising:
One or more processors and/or circuit; Be used in the WAP radio device that is integrated in the cable; Wherein said cable comprises one or more other integrated wireless access point radio devices of sharing said cable; Said cable is communicated by letter with wireless controller and is connected, and said one or more processors and/or circuit are used for:
Receive power supply through said cable from said wireless controller;
Receive characteristic information and/or configuration parameter setting through said cable from said wireless controller; And
According to said characteristic information that is received and/or the said configuration parameter setting that received, for wireless access and/or radio communication service being provided with the said WAP radio device one or more customer equipments that are connected of communicating by letter.
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